The Digital Age (redone)

"Footprints in the Digital Age" by Will Richardson in Educational Leadership illustrates some valid points. In this article he talks about how technology is eating us alive in away. One common theme was about how we need to change the way we use the internet. In my almost biest opinion I didn’t agree with Will Richardson's article, because there is no right or wrong way to use the internet. The internet is given to us as a tool, so why does it matter how i swing the hammer as long as the job is done right? As one of the kids he was referring to in his article I use the internet on a regular basest. So for him to say that we don't use the internet "right"  is wrong. In one of his paragraphs he uses the example that with today's technology  it's like having kids drive a bus while teachers sit and the seats and watch, but isn't it like that for everything? In today's world people are just scared of what they don't know.  There is always someone in the front leading the pact, just because it's kids and teenagers in the front of this pact doesn’t mean it's any less strong. This way, us leading the pact will be ten times stronger then those who are pioneering it.

Georgia baby sitter, 11, charged in death

            "Georgia baby sitter, 11, charged in death" By the CNN Wire Staff illustrates that life can turn a complete 180 degrees in just a second. When Ashlea Collier dropped her 2-year-old daughter off at a co-worker's house so she could be watched while she was at work; she never knew the shock that would be waiting for her when she got off her long day of work. When Ashlea Collier went to pick up her baby girl, Zyda, she found her in a corpse like state. She was taken to Scottish Rite Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy showed she suffered blunt-force trauma to her head, torso and butt. When asked the 11-year-old said that Zyda had fallen out of bed, so she put her back and gave her apple juice, and she was fine.

            When I read this article, my heart sunk into my stomach. Trying to imagining someone hurting another human being is just hard in itself, let alone when it’s a 11-year-old killing a 2-year-old. It's hard to say what really happened in this situation, but the overall idea of a 2-year-old girl being beaten to death is so sickening to me. I have a 1-year-old nephew, and the idea of wanting to hurt or do any physical harm to such a precious, child is mind blowing to me. In this particular situation, it's hard to imagine what might have caused a 11-year-old to commit murder.  I hope that the Collier family gets justice for their little girl, Zyda, because it's hard to hear about a 2-year-old dying at the expense of someone else.

Does Google = Stupid? (redone)

"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by Nicholas Car illustrates that Google is making us stupid, and pulling us behind because it doesn't allow us to fully use our minds.   After reading this article I think that Google is making us stupid. It makes us not have to think as hard as we use to without it. If for some reason people could not use the internet to do research or even play games they would not know what to do, but in the 21^st you can’t really blame anyone for this. As we move forward with technology our minds seem to stay were they are. We no longer need to store or even know information like we use to. Our minds aren’t really changed like they use to be. Nicholas Carr the author of this article said, “Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski,” this quote is a  great example of what many people have come to be like and known. With Google we have come to known the easy way of life where we can just look everything up. Not having the same skills as generations befor us makes it so today’s generation is falling behind in the learning carve. With today’s great technological advances we can’t forget to bring our minds with us. In conclusion, Google is not letting our minds reach their full potential and even babying them in a way, but the biggest question is not is Google making us stupid but are we going to let it make us stupid?

What Would Happen if I Ran Away to Brazil?

Parents try to recover runaway teen in Brazil

This article makes me feel many different emotions. I must be honest and say like many kids I have considered the option of running away.  Brazil has kind of been in the back of my mind, pristine beaches and interesting food options. At the begging of this Article I was surprised about how easy it seemed for her to get there. I almost got excited at the fact that running away to Brazil could be and actual option. But as I continued to read I discovered the federal charges that could be pressed against me as a run away. I know for a fact that if I were in her shoes I would be scared to be held in Brazil, by the police and not be able to talk to my family. It would also not be a fun experience to get caught by a government as a run away.  I mean not only did I not want to have to deal with my family but now I have to deal with the government on my back.  It didn’t seem like her parents were too angry at her though. Personally I would be more scared of what my parents would do to me then the government. But I wouldn’t want to hand off, like a piece of meat, to my boyfriend’s uncle that would just be awkward. This article most defiantly made me think about many options I could take in my life and it’s just good to know the things that could happen if I attempted to run away to Brazil